Posted on 01/04/2023 5:44:27 AM PST by Red Badger
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz told Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about a possible Democrat-led bail-out during Tuesday’s House vote, according to The Intercept.
Inaudible footage showed Gaetz and Ocasio-Cortez speaking to each other during the vote for the new House speaker. Gaetz, an opponent of Speaker-designate McCarthy, told Ocasio-Cortez that McCarthy believed Democrats would bail him out, allowing him to win the speakership, The Intercept reported.
Ocasio-Cortez assured Gaetz her party would not vote in favor of McCarthy, and that she’d spoken to other Democrats who backed her answer, according to The Intercept.
“McCarthy was suggesting he could get Dems to walk away to lower his threshold,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Intercept. “And I fact checked and said absolutely not.”
Ocasio-Cortez was later seen having a discussion with Republican Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar about reports of a possible adjournment, The Intercept reported.
McCarthy has not been able to garner the 218 votes required to obtain the gavel in the 118th Congress. The Congress was forced to cast a third ballot — a phenomenon that has not occurred since December 1923 — with McCarthy accruing 203 votes in the first two ballots, and 202 in the third.
Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs unsuccessfully challenged McCarthy in the first round, receiving ten votes. Gaetz and Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy then nominated Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to challenge McCarthy on the second and third ballots. Jordan received the votes of all 19 Republicans who opposed McCarthy.
Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries won the 212 votes necessary to step into his party’s leadership role, marking the first time since 2007 that a Democratic leader has earned the support of every member of their party.
Is Admiral Akbar a available for comment?
McCarthy should take the hint
He’s had 3 votes, and he lost all 3.
Jim Jordan would get ALL of the GOP. On the first ballot.
(who would vote against him?)
That woman is worse than Pelosi.
My question is:
Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?.................
Man if anybody but Gaetz spoke to AOC about anything, all hell would break loose.
We need a MILITARY LEADER!! One who has FOUGHT the ENEMY!!
“McCarthy was suggesting he could get Dems to walk away to lower his threshold,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Intercept. “And I fact checked and said absolutely not.”
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I believe that whole-heartedly and I am a bit surprised it didn’t happen yesterday.
Don’t rule the Democrats pushing him over the top just yet. This has all the makings of the Uniparty coming together to beat out the “insane right wingers”:in the name of “the people’s business” so these brave conservatives can be ostracized permanently by both parties.
If McCarthy gave a damn about the Country and the GOP, instead of just himself, he would withdraw!
No time for debate or reasoned discussion ... just do it!
Reasonable Questions: Why the mad dash to elect McCarthy? Isn't it better to hash this out before to avoid choosing wrongly ... a choice we will have to live with for two years?
Again, why the rush? It's only been a couple of days for heavens sake!
From the looks of that pic and how she’s pointing down at her body I’d say she tracked him down and was freely offering herself up. He on the other hand looks a little dismissive.
Sadly, the warriors in our military have been weeded out by Clinton, obama and Biden.
I think he was asking her out for dinner at a waffle house.
Expecting some form of bipartisan vote from democrats is the most obtuse misreading of the democrat caucus that one could imagine. Anyone who even entertains the possibility is barking up the wrong tree. Democrats are loving this, laughing openly at the republicans, and so is most of the country. The odds they would step in to save republican bacon are zero.
NO...there are a LOT of them in Congress....Republicans of course! They need to step in and VOLUNTEER TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY ONE MORE TIME!
“Why is Gaetz hitting on AOC?”
Hes got a shot considering she’s married to captain white socks and birkenstocks 😏
Trust OCA…
We had a saying in my old construction worker days anytime a woman was on the project.
Job p#$$×
Boobies. One of men's three true weaknesses.
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